Two Parker women who said in October they were victims of hate crimes because they are lesbians are now facing charges of false reporting and criminal mischief, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department said today.

Aimee Whitchurch, 37, and Christel Conklin, 29, had been in kerfuffle with neighbors and their homeowner’s association over their dogs before they accused unnamed neighbors of spray-painting “Kill the Gay” on their garage door and hanging a noose on their front door on Lark Water Lane.

Both charges are misdemeanors, and Whitchurch faces an additional misdemeanor charge of forgery.

FBI and Douglas County Sheriff’s investigators said today they had determined Whitchurch and Conklin were responsible for the paint and the noose.

The Prairie Meadows Condominium Association also issued a statement though its lawyer after the incident saying the organization was “horrified that such an offensive act occurred within the community,” adding that no complaints or similar activity had ever taken place in the community before the incident.

Conklin was taken into custody today and Whitchurch was expected to turn herself into this afternoon. They both face a $1,000 bond.